Welcome to our practice test for Medical Laboratory Certification Exams like ASCP and AMT for MLT, CLS and MLS. Test includes General Laboratory, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis & Body Fluids, Blood Banking & Immunohematology, Serology & Immunology and Microbiology. You have 60 minutes to answer 100 test questions. Good luck!
#1. Which of the following cells are involved in Hemostasis?
#2. Autoantibodies demonstrating blood group specificity in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia are associated more often with which blood group system
#3. Which of the following is not an example of a precipitation type of antigen-antibody reaction?
#4. Which mineral significantly affects the function and activation of alkaline phosphatase?
#5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Enterobacteriaceae?
#6. What hemoglobin is NOT normally present in a normal adult?
#7. Fungal infection associated with a dark patch of infected skin confined to the stratum corneum of the palms or soles
#8. The primary mechanism responsible for pathology in systemic lupus erythematosus is
#9. Hormone which stimulates secretion of gastric juice and is secreted into the bloodstream by the stomach wall in response to the presence of food.
#10. Factors that affect the rate of electrophoretic migration are the following except
#11. Which statement about Beta 2 microglobulin is not true?
#12. A test for heavy alcohol consumption that is thought to be more sensitive and specific than GGT
#13. The following are infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae except
#14. What is the decolorizer used in Acid Fast Staining?
#15. Cord bloods are washed prior to ABO and Rh grouping to
#16. Type of chromatography where the separation depends on the rate of diffusion and solubility of the substance in the solvents as the components migrate through media
#17. A clinical laboratorian’s first response to a formalin spill in the laboratory is to
#18. Which of the following is not considered good practice when dealing with a fire emergency?
#19. Abnormal urinary crystals are most likely to be seen in which of the following urine specimens
#20. The immunoglobulin classes most commonly found on the surface of circulating B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of normal persons are
#21. This type of hypersensitivity reaction induces cell death when antibody attaches to cell bearing corresponding antigen
#22. Which test has the greatest sensitivity for antigen detection?
#23. Auer Rods are most like present in which type of leukemia
#24. An enzyme in blood plasma which causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.
#25. Which of the following statements on Indirect Antiglobulin Test is false?
#26. Deficiency of this enzyme can lead to anemia
#27. Used for storage of autologous units and “rare” units. These units must be thawed at 37C and glycerol removed prior to transfusion.
#28. Which of the following will not react with enzyme treated cells?
#29. Which of the following statements regarding infection with hepatitis D virus is true?
#30. The following clotting factors belong to the intrinsic pathway except
#31. The ratio of kappa to lambda light chain producing cells in normal individuals is
#32. Any substance dissolved in a solvent will do the following except
#33. The following act as cofactors in the coagulation cascade except
#34. A patient with joint swelling and pain tested negative for serum RF by both latex agglutination and ELISA methods. What other test would help establish a diagnosis of RA in this patient?
#35. Hemoglobin D is associated with
#36. A group AB patient needs blood but ABO identical is unavailable. Which alternative group(s) may be used?
#37. Multiple, homogenous, narrow bands are present in the gamma zone on electrophoresis of a patient’s CSF on agarous gel. Immunofixation indicates that the bands are primarily IgG. This may indicate which of the following diseases.
#38. Which of the following is not an enhancement media used to enhance immunohematologic agglutinations?
#39. End product of fat digestion in the body
#40. Which is not a fraction of alkaline phosphatase?
#41. Presence of detectable levels of albumin with more sensitive techniques that is too low to be detected by routine reagent strips
#42. According to the CDC, proper handwashing technique should include scrubbing your hands for at least
#43. If the antibody screen is positive after the addition of AHG and all crossmatched units are compatible after AHG, what is a probable cause
#44. Measurement of intensity of light falling on a surface from a source without consideration of wavelength
#45. Which of the following positive antibody tests may be an indication of recent vaccination or early primary infection for rubella in a patient with no clinical symptoms?
#46. The following statements are true except
#47. Which of the following causes elevated sodium levels?
#48. Innate immunity includes
#49. Which of the following is not a blood borne pathogen?
#50. The following statements are true about Thalassemia except
#51. This substance found in the urine of patients with rhabdomyolysis can cause a positive result on reagent strip for blood
#52. Which of the following fungi causes meningitis and septicemia in immunocompromised hosts?
#53. Technique used for determining the location of an antigen (or antibody) in tissues by reaction with an antibody (or antigen) labeled with a fluorescent dye
#54. Formation of which facilitates the rate of red cell sedimentation
#55. In direct and indirect antiglobulin tests, false negative reactions may result from
#56. Increased number of abnormally shaped red blood cells
#57. Which serologic marker confirms immunity to Hepatitis B due to past infection?
#58. Which enzyme shows an elevation in acute pancreatitis?
#59. Which of the following cells are important in killing virus infected cells and tumor cells?
#60. In immunofixation electrophoresis
#61. These crystals have a coffin-lid appearance and are found in alkaline urine
#62. Beta Gamma Bridge pattern in protein electrophoresis can be seen in
#63. Regulatory agency that enforces laws prohibiting job discrimination
#64. Long filamentous gram negative rods with the characteristic “String of Pearls” colonies in Thioglycollate broth
#65. Lancet-shaped diplococci with alpha-hemolytic crater-like or mucoid “water drop” colonies
#66. Which of the following WBCs are phagocytes?
#67. A kind of agglutination in which erythrocytes, usually modified by mild treatment with tannic acid or other chemicals, are used to adsorb soluble antigen onto their surface, and which then agglutinate in the presence of antiserum specific for the adsorbed antigen.
#68. Macrocytic anemia is associated with which disease condition
#69. Which of the following statements on Hemolytic Disease of Fetus and Newborn is not true?
#70. Category 3 Exposures is defined by OSHA as
#71. The following are pre analytical errors except
#72. Morphologically appearing as small curved rods with a “seagull appearance”
#73. Laboratory methodology based on the measurement of light in a narrow wavelength range selected by prisms, gratings or filters
#74. Which enzyme has isoenzymes found in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and the brain.
#75. What does VDRL stand for?
#76. Which of the following Enterobacteriaceae is a non-fermenter?
#77. Giant multinucleated cells due to the fusion of infected cells is seen in respiratory infections caused by this virus
#78. This molecule transports oxygen from the capillary beds of the lungs to the body tissues
#79. Last nucleated stage of red blood cell production
#80. When using finger sticks, what must you do once you start collecting the blood?
#81. Gram positive small pleomorphic rods with clubbed ends showing a palisade or “chinese letter” arrangement
#82. Type of CRP used to indicate risk of coronary artery disease
#83. Components of the complement system most likely to coat a cell are
#84. Which of the following is useful for removing IgG from RBCs with a positive DAT to perform a phenotype?
#85. Of the following epithelial cell types, which provides strong evidence of active kidney disease or tubular injury when 15 or more cells are found using 10 high-power fields?
#86. Renal failure casts formed from the advanced stage of hyaline, granular or cellular casts
#87. The following ions are used in the calculation of anion gap except
#88. A filarial helminth infection transmitted in the Central African rainforests by bites from the Chrysops fly, which can affect the skin and eyes
#89. Term used to describe the lowest concentration that results in >99.9% killing
#90. Poor kidney function affects the following analytes except
#91. Centromeric or nucleolar antibody is associated with
#92. Nonspecific killing of tumor cells is carried out by
#93. After a sample is drawn from the patient, how long can the lab use this sample for crossmatching?
#94. The portion of an antigen that binds to an antibody or T cell receptor is called a(n)
#95. Abnormal crystals found in urine seen as yellow-brown spheres with concentric circles or radial striations
#96. What is the measure of variability expressed as a percentage?
#97. Which of the following cells is associated with Multiple Myeloma?
#98. From the following, identify a specific component of the adaptive immune system that is formed in response to antigenic stimulation
#99. Can be detected in serum of patients with either Grave’s disease or Hashimoto thyroiditis
#100. Elevation of these cells could be a prognostic indicator in CLL
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